Comments on: 49ers OTAs: It's ridiculously early, but Alex Smith's definitely in chargehttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/03/29/49ers-otas-its-ridiculously-early-but-alex-smiths-definitely-in-charge/
with Tim KawakamiSun, 02 Aug 2015 17:41:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3By: tobyhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/03/29/49ers-otas-its-ridiculously-early-but-alex-smiths-definitely-in-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-52583
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:46:09 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52583i thought davis had the learning difficulties…..i’ve read and heard several interviews smith has had….boy he either is a politician and won’t be direct to the questioner or he has ADD because his answers are so dis-jointed and rambling even though he is comfortable?
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Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:10:08 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52502“Certainly he is more savy now, but to blindly assert that he would be better than Smith in the Niners system this season is flawed logic.”

geez, Ryan, the more I read your post the more laughable it becomes. Comparing passer ratings is definitely more important than wins.

Oh, and in terms asserting that “lots of words confuse me”, throw me as many words as you like about how great Alex Smith is. I’ll discern the heck out of them, read them forward and backwards, and then I’ll again write you off as a completely hopeless Niner fan.

I’m a hopeless Niner fan too, have been my whole life, but for reasons other that your utter hopeless understanding of the game of football if you think Alex Smith is a better quarterback than Donovan McNabb, a borderline hall of famer.

Claude Balls, why do you insist that this franchise is making good decisions? Do you imply that all people in leadership positions are supposed to be there? that they’re always the best people for the job? I’m sure STAN would be just fine as GM.

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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:59:04 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52497Ryan, this is a tired discussion. It doesn’t take a football executive to know that McNabb is far more accomplished and effective than Alex Smith. I’m not even going to waste my time pulling up the stats, I know that McNabb has a better winning percentage and TD to INT ratio than Smith.

Don’t take it so personally. You’re like most offended, soft bay area sports fans. Demand a winner, recognize that players like Alex Smith are nice guys that impress people like Mike Nolan and Scott McClewy.

In my opinion, Smith is really a victim of his situation. I’ve often defended him, but the coordinator circus and lack of other offensive talent has hindered him. I’m generally for him opening the season as the Niners QB. But to say that he’s better than McNabb? Ridiculous. I’m not even the biggest McNabb fan, but plug him in with our talent, and he will find a way to win more games than Alex Smith. Period. We need players that find a way to win, and Alex hasn’t proven capable of accomplishing that goal.

You’re also probably a Jimmy Raye apologist too, Ryan. You’ll probably point out his ability to adapt and mold the offense around Alex mid-season. What an accomplishment! I thought coordinators had the whole off-season to scheme. Ever wonder why Raye has been fired from ever job he’s held? Because he’s just not very good.

We’re the San Francisco 49ers, the proudest offensive franchise in NFL history. Why do we insist on defending mediocre QBs and coordinators?!

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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:54:57 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52496Ryan, GIVE UP. You are attempting to use logic and reason with our fellow niner fans. STOP. Visit the ‘zone’s forums, which maybe you already have. You are a reasonable and intelligent critical thinker. YOU ARE PRETTY MUCH ALONE ON THESE COMMENT BOARDS (with a few exceptions). The people you are arguing with here spend the rest of their days planning “Tea Party” rallies.
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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:28:10 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52485Ah yes, Stan, but you think you know more than the professionals. If so, get out of your mom’s basement, apply for a job with a professional team, and show them how it’s done.
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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:58:27 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52482Ryan makes good arguments here.

Stan/hibcbcbc – where’s your rebuttal?

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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:30:46 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52476McNabb has the third best winning per. of all QB the last decade. He has the LOWEST int. perc,of all-lower than Manning or Brady.
He’s a giant leap forward over Smith and in orbit over Russell.
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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:38:20 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52475That’s funny hibcbcbc,

What were people saying about Eli Manning, Drew Bress, Steve Young, and, yes indeed, Donovan McNabb before their career took off? Smith may succeed this year or he may fail, but this is his first real chance to prove what he can do. Anyone who says otherwise is clueless about the challenges of playing QB at the NFL level.

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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:33:54 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=7566#comment-52474I have not apologized for Smith once. But it’s easier to make obsurd assertions when you paint what someone is saying the color you like. Thinking about takes so much more work after all…
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